Children's right to health

The right to health in children is one of the fundamental rights of children to which any child should have access, regardless of the country in which he or she resides. A right linked to the right to life, food, housing, work, education, human dignity or equality. Having health does not mean not be

The right to health in children is one of the fundamental rights of children to which any child should have access, regardless of the country in which he or she resides. A right linked to the right to life, food, housing, work, education, human dignity or equality.

Having health does not mean not being sick, but rather it is a compendium between physical, mental and social well-being, and more so in children, who are more vulnerable to diseases. Children should enjoy the benefits of social security, and have the right to grow and develop in good health. To this end, special care must be provided to both children and their mothers, including prenatal and postnatal care.

The right of children to health

Nutrition and drinking water are two basic problems to eradicate in children's health. A right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that invites different governments to reduce child mortality and improve medical care, to fight against diseases, nutrition problems or children with special needs to be met.

Some governments, together with many NGOs, work and spend a lot of money on care and development programs in childhood, including healthcare, training professionals and improving medical facilities, but even so the sacrifice should be even greater, as long as there is only one child without the right to health, any amount invested falls short.

The right of children to health, includes somestrategies carried out to try to fulfill this right, they are very varied. On the one hand, in many countries, families are supported so that they can provide their children with adequate nutrition at school age. Initiatives are promoted for the prevention and fight against diseases avoidable in the infantile period. We work so that children have access to basic primary care, as well as social services, something that should be basic in all countries.

Things as basic and apparently as simple as the right to drinking water, both for its consumption and for its use in matters of hygiene, would end with a high percentage of infant mortality. Therefore, prevention is a fundamental weapon in the right to health on the part of children.

Diego Fernández. Editor of Guiainfantil.com